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Senate panel backs Bernanke's 2nd term

Dec. 18, 2009
A Senate panel endorsed Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke for a second four-year term Thursday, setting up a final vote in the full Senate, which is expected to confirm his renomination in the coming weeks. The Senate banking committee voted 16-7 to send Mr. Bernanke's nomination to the...
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Youngsters compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Contestants (L-R) Cooper Barth of West Long Branch, New Jersey, Eboseremhen Eigbe of Galloway, New Jersey, Jacob Bayly Hunter of Sante Fe, New Mexico and Massound Sharif of Albany, New York, all await their turns to compete during the 3rd round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. UPI/Mike Theiler